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Physical Abuse in Orthodoxy
It is no secret that physical abuse takes place in the Orthodox world. I have personally witnessed more than once a father verbally abusing his young son in public for some minor infraction. It...
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The Road Paved with Good Intentions
Rav Zalman Nechmiah GoldbergOne of the most egregious abuses of the Halachic system is in the area of divorce. A Jewish divorce (Get) is required before any woman can remarry. Without it, any sexual...
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Great Expectations
The Kollel. What are their lifestyle expectations?I am going to do something a bit different today. Instead of commenting on the current circumstances of the Charedi world, I am simply going to publish...
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Fighting an Ideology - Not Terror
Islamic State spiritual head Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiHow does one kill an idea? The obvious answer - you can’t. Ideas remain forever. An idea cannot be destroyed. And yet that is exactly the problem in...
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The International Beis Din Responds
Rabbi Yosef BlauIn a recent post I discussed issues pertaining to a new Beis Din designed to help free Agunos. It was based on the views of Rabbi Yehuda Leonard Oppenheimer who – based on his own...
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Rabbi Oppenheimer’s Response to Rabbi Blau and the IBD
Rabbi Yehuda Leonard OppenheimerThe following response to Rabbi Yosef Blau and the International Beis Din (IBD) by Rabbi Yehuda Leonard Oppenheimer was made in the form of a comment in a fairly long...
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The Right Stuff
Sgt. Jordan AdamsI have to admit that originally I wasn’t a fan. But now I am. Big time. I am talking about Hatzalah. What, you may ask, is Hatzalah? This is the mission statement from Hatzalah...
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MbP and DNA Testing
So now there is DNA testing. This is the point made in a Yated article (republished in Maztav) in its crusade to change New York City’s Board of Health requirement of informed consent - warning parents...
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A Little Help from My Friends
It’s that time of year. I am once again asking those of you that read and appreciate what I do here to help support this blog by making a financial contribution in any amount you choose. But only if...
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I am a Jew
It was a large rally – perhaps the largest rally ever in France. According to the BBC, up to 1.6 million people attended the one in Paris. And there were many more in France and around the world....
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Things that Will Spare Us From the Wrath of Yishmael
Rav Gamliel RabinowitzAn email list to which I subscribe was sent an excerpt (by a fellow subscriber) from an email bulletin of Hakhel. Hakhel defines itself as follows: Hakhel, a not-for-profit...
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A Disappointing Dialogue
The 'Godless' Kenneset saying Tehilim for the 3 kidnapped teens last summerI wish I could say I’m surprised. But I’m not. Once again Rav Aharon Feldman, the Rosh HaYeshiva of Ner Israel has...
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The Israel Free Loan Association – IFLA
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A Call for Change that will Not be Heard
Israeli President Ruven Rivlin(There is a) necessity for the chareidi community to begin to think not just about its own parochial interests but also to concern itself as well with its responsibility...
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When too much Piety Causes Embarrassment
Where's Angela?I try. I really do try to understand the needs of those who believe that pictures of women in any context should not be published. That’s because it is rooted in a profound sense of the...
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Yoetzet or Rabbi?
Efrat's new spiritual leader, Dr. Jennie RosenfeldRabbi Shlomo Riskin is an Modern Orthodox Rabbi who does not compromise his principles. He showed his mettle when at age 23 was approached by New...
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When Piety Becomes Foolish
Where's Ima?There is a famous anecdote recorded in the Gemara (Sotah 21b) that tells us about the concept of Chasid Shoteh (a pious fool). It goes something like this: What is a Chasid Shoteh? If a man...
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Torah Only? They Aren't Kidding
Is that all there is?It is almost as if Torah Study in the Charedi world has degenerated into some sort of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Shocking as though this statement might be one would be...
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Kiruv from Without and from Within
There is a very disturbing story in Kveller about Kiruv. Kiruv is what we generally call reaching out to Jews who are not observant.First let me say that there are many fine organizations that do...
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Greed is Not Good
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in FBI custody (AP photo) Illinois is not exactly known for honest politicians. We have had our share of greedy scoundrels that have used their office for...
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